Blanket-fastening for animals.



A No. 881,961.

PATENTED MAR. 17, 1908.

S. H. RORABEGK. BLANKET FASTENING FOR ANIMALS.

SCOTT H. RORABEOK, OF EATON RAPIDS, MICHIGAN.

BLANKET-FASTENING FOR ANIMALS.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Seo'r'r II. RORABEGK, citizen of the United States of America, and resident of Eaton Rapids, in the county of Eaton and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Blanket-Fastenings for Animals, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in blankets adapted to be placed on animals.

It is an object of this invention to provide a novel device of this character which may be easily and readily applied to an animal and after it is in position to securely hold the same in place by a novel arrangement of binding straps.

It is a further object of this invention to provide a novel device of this character which will remain on the animal no matter what the action of the animal, whether standing, lying down or rolling over.

It is a further object of this invention to provide a novel device of this character which will have no particular strain at any point and will adjust itself according to the motions or actions of the animal and which Will require no surcingle around the animals body.

Finally it is an object of this invention to produce a blanket of the character described, which will be simple in construction, ellicient in practice and economical to manufacture.

I/Vith the foregoing and other objects in view, the invention consists in the details of construction and in the arrangement and combination of parts to be hereinafter more fully set forth and claimed.

In describing the invention in detail, reference will be had to the accompanying drawings forming part of this specification wherein like characters denote corresponding parts in the several views, in which Figure 1, is a side elevation of the invention as it would appear applied to an animal, a portion of the device being illustrated in dotted lines. Fig. 2, is a top plan view of the invention flattened or extended.

In the drawings 1, denotes a blanket which may be of any ordinary or preferred mate rial and structure provided adjacent its rear corners with the slotted openings 2 and 3, said openings 2 and 3, being, on different planes, one with relation to the other for a purpose which will, it is thought, be obvious to those familiar with this class of inventions.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed June 10, 1907.

Patented March 17, 1908.

Serial No. 378,257.

To the top of the blanket is secured a web or strap 4, which is bent upon itself and forms a loop 5, extending beyond an edge of the blanket. This loop 5, passes around at a point at or near the lower oint of the shoulder of the animal. While it may be found convenient in practice to have this loop in a single piece, I find it best to have it formed in two sections secured one to the other by any well known form of snap and loop 6. It is to be observed that this strap 4, is so secured to the top of the blanket as to have those portions on the blanket converging inwardly.

Secured to the blanket from a point on the converging portions of the strap 4, near the forward edge of the blanket, are straps 7, which extend rearwardly and pass through the openings 2, and back through the openings 3 and are secured to the free ends of the strap 4. This connection between the straps 7, and 4, is made by the well known strap and loop connections 8. The loops 9, formed by the strap 7, on the under side of the blanket are intended to pass around the hips of the animal from the underside of the le s. It is to be observed that the straps 7, or t e free ends thereof, are adjustable in order to properly conpensate for the different sizes of the animals.

In order to prevent the loops 9, from chafing or slipping on the animal, the loop is pro vided with the reinforcing strap 10, which is formed in sections adjustably secured one to the other by the buckle 11.

hat I claim is:

1. In combination with a blanket, c011- ver ing straps arranged approximately centrally of the blanket, the separated ends of the straps projecting beyond an end of the blanket, means for securing the separated ends of the straps together, said blanket having perforations to either side of the converged portion of the straps, straps secured to the converged portion of the first named straps passing through the perforations of the blanket and being secured to the blanket on the same face as the first named straps, said second named straps forming loops on the face of the blanket opposite to the face to which the straps are secured.

2. In combination with a blanket, eonverging straps arranged approximately centrally of the blanket, the separated ends of the straps projecting beyond an end of the blanket, means for securing the separated ends of the straps together, said blanket having perforations to either side of the converged portion of the straps, straps secured to the converged portion of the first named straps passing through the perforations of the blanket and being secured to the blanket on the same face as the first named straps,

said second named straps forming loops on the face of the blanket opposite to the face to 0 which the straps are secured, and a reinforcing strap for each of the loops, said reinforcing strap being secured to its strap adj acent the perforations of the blanket.

In testimony whereof I afliX my signature in the presence of two Witnesses this 30th day of April, 1907'.

SCOTT H. RORABECK. l/Vitnesses:

E. S. HARRIs, ABBIE H. BELNAP. 

